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SCHNEIDER’S GREAT DEPARTMENT ST© 1106 and 1S 08 Broadway, : : : : Augusta, Georgia. m In THE COURIER OF THE CZAR | Veros CHAPTER V. HE next day, the 18th of July, at twenty minutes to 7 in tlie morning, the Caucasus reached the Ka- san quay, seven versts frotn the town. Michael did not even think of landing. He was unwilling to leave the young Livonian girl alone on hoard, as she had not yet reappeared on deck. There was a report along all the east ern frontier of Russia that the insur rection and invasion had reached con siderable proportions. Communication between Siberia and the empire was al ready extremely difficult. All this Mi chael Strogoff heard without leaving the deck of the Caucasus from the new arrivals. This information could not but cause him great uneasiness and increase his wish of being beyond the Ural moun tains, so as to judge for himself of the truth of these rumors and enable him to guard against any possible contin gency. He was thinking of seeking more direct intelligence from some na tive of Kasan when his attention was diverted. Among the passengers who were leaving the Caucasus Michael recog nized the troop of gypsies who the day before had appeared in the Nijn: Novgorod fair. There on the deck of the steamboat were the old Bohemian and the woman who had played the spy on him. With them and no doubt under their direction landed about twenty dancers and singers from fif teen to twenty years of age, wrapped In old cloaks, which covered their span gled dresses. These dresses, just then glancing in the first rays of the sun, re minded Michael cf the curious appear ance which he had observed during the night. It must have been the glitter of those spangles in the bright flames issuing suddenly from the steamboat’s funnel which had attracted liis atten tion. “Evidently,” said Michael tc himself, “this troop of Zingari, after remain ing below all day, crouched under the forecastle during the niglit. Were these gypsies trying to show themselves as little as possible? Such is not accord ing to the usual custom of their race.” Michael Strogoff no longer doubted that the expressions ho had. heard which so clearly referred to him had proceeded from this tawny group and had been exchanged between the old gypsy and the woman named Sangarre. Michael involuntarily moved toward the gangway as the Bohemian troop was leaving the steamboat, not to re turn to it again. The old Bohemian was there In a uumoie attitude, little conformable with the effrontery natural to his race. One would have said that he was en deavoring rather to avoid attention than to attract it. His battered hat, browned by the suns of every clime, was pulled forward over his wrinkled face. Ilis arched back was bent under an old cloak, wrapped closely round him notwithstanding the heat. It would have been difficult in this miserable dress to judge of either his size or face. Near him was tire gypsy Sangarre, a woman about thirty years old. She was tall and well made, with olive complexion, magnificent eyes and gold en hair, and carried herself to perfec tion. Sangarre was regarding him with a peculiar gaze, as if she wished to fix his features indelibly in her memory. It was hut for a few moments when Sangarre herself followed the old man and his trocp, who had already left the vessel. “That’s a bold gypsy,” said Michael to himself. “Could she have recognized me as the man whom she saw at Nijnl Novgorod? These confounded Zingaris have the eyes of a cat! They can see in the dark, and that woman there might well know”— Michael Strogoff was on the point of following Sangarre aud the gypsy hand, but he stopped. “No,” thought he; “no unguarded pro ceedings. If I were to stop that old fortune teller and his companions, my incognito would run a risk of being dis covered. Besides, now they have land ed, before they can pass the frontier I shall be already beyond the Ural. I know that they may take the route from Kasan to Iehim, but that affords no resources to travelers, and, besides, a rarantass drawn by four good Sibe rian horses will always go faster than a gypsy cart.” By this time the old man and Sau- garre had disappeared in the crowd. An hour afterward the hell rang on board the Caucasus, calling the new passengers and recalling the former ones. It was now 7 o’clock in tlie morning. The requisite fuel had been received on board, and about 10 o’clock in the morning the young Livonian, leaving her cabin, appeared on deck. Michael Strogoff went forward and took her hand. “Look, sister!” said he, leading her to the hows of the Caucasus. The view was indeed well worth ex amining. The Caucasus had just then reached the confluence of the Volga and the Kama. There she would leave the for mer river after having descended it for more than 400 versts to ascend the lat ter for 4G0 versts. The Kama was here verv wide, and its wooded banks were lovely. A few white sails enlivened the sparkling wa ter. The horizon was closed by a line of hills covered with aspens, aiders and sometimes large oaks. But these beauties of nature could not distract the thoughts of the young Livonian even for an instant. She had left her hand in that of her companion and soon, turning to him, said: “At what distance are we from Mos cow?” “Nine hundred versts,” answered Mi chael. “Nine hundred out of seven thou sand!” The bell now announced the break fast hour. Nadia followed Michael Strogoff to the restaurant. She ate lit tle, as a poor girl whose means are small would do. Michael Strogoff thought it best to content himself with the fare which satisfied his companion, and in less than twenty minutes Mi chael Strogoff and Nadia returned on deck. There they seated themselves in the stern, and without other preamble Nadia, lowering her voice so as to be heard by him alone, began: “Brother, I am the daughter of an ex ile. My name is Nadia Fedor. My mother died at Riga scarcely a month ago, aoid I am going to Irkutsk to re join my father and share his exile.” "I. too, am going to Irkutsk,” answer ed Michael, “and I shall thank heaven if it enables me to give Nadia Fedor safe into her father’s hands.” “Thank you, brother,” replied Nadia. Michael Strogoff then added that he had obtained a special podorojna for Siberia and that the Russian authori ties could in no way hinder him. Nadia asked nothing more. She saw in this fortunate meeting with Michael I a means only of accelerating her jour- ] ney to her father. ! “I had,” said she, “a permit which ! authorized me to go to Irkutsk, but the j order of the governor cf Nijni Novgo- ! rod annulled that, and but for you, j brother, I should have been unable to i leave the town, and without doubt 1 ! should have perished.” would do the rest. The next day, the 19th of July, the Caucasus reached Perm, the last place at which she touched on the Kama. The government of which Perm is the capital is one of the largest in the Russian empire and, extending over the Ural mountains, encroaches on Sibe rian territory. Marble quarries, mines of salt, platinum, gold and coal arc worked here on a large scale. Although Perm by its situation has become an- important town, it is by no means at tractive, being extremely muddy and l dirty and possessing no resources. Tiiis 1 want of comfort is of no consequence ! to those going from Russia to Siberia,i for they come from the more civilized districts and are supplied with all nec-1 essaries, but to those arriving from the j countries of central Asia, after a long ! Nadia had followed her companion in his search after a suitable vehicle. Al though the object of each was differ ent, both were equally anxious to ar rive and consequently to start. One would I-ave said the same will animat ed them both. “Sister,” said Michael, “I wish 1 could have found a more comfortable j conveyance for you.” “Do you say that to me, brother, when I would have gone on foot, if need were, to rejoin my father?” “I do not doubt your courage, Nadia, but there are physical fatigues which a woman may be unable to endure.” “I shall endure them, whatever they may bo,” replied the girl. “If you ever hear a complaint from my lips, you may leave me in the road and continue your journey alone.” Half an hour later on, the podorojna very comfortably provided under di rection i f the state. The hood was pulled up. as it was insupportably hot. and at 12 o’clock tho rarantass, drawn by its three horses, left Term in a cloud cf dust. and fatiguing journey, it would no doubt be more satisfactory if the first horses were harnessed to the tarantass. European town of the empire, situated These animals, covered with long hair, CHAPTER VI. N the afternoon of the 23d cf July Michael Strogoff and Nadia were not mere than thirty versts from Iehim. Suddenly Michael caught sight of a car riage, scarcely visible among the clouds of dust, preceding them along the road. As his horses were evidently less fatigued thaiuthose of the other traveler, he would not be long in overtaking it. This was neither a taiantass nor a telga, but a post ber- , . , , _ r . , , ,, lin, ail over dust and looking as if it , b "!. ns p ^ 3en , ted by M , 1Cha< ; 1 ’ tbree post ! had made a long journey. The postil- on the Asiatic frontier, were better sup plied with stores. At Perm the travelers sell their vehi-! r j an breed, cles, more or less damaged by the long | journey across the plains of Siberia. There, too, those passing from Europe ] to Asia purchase carriages during the : summer and sleighs in the winter sea son before starting for a several months’ journey through the steppes. ! Michael Strogoff had already sketch- [ ed out his programme, so now he had 1 only to execute it. A vehicle carrying the mail usually j runs across the Ural mountains, but! at the present time this, of course, was j discontinued. Even if it had not been so, Michael Strogoff would not have taken it, as he wished to travel as fast as possible without depending on any one. He wisely preferred to buy a car riage and journey by stages, stimulat ing the zeal of the postilions by tips. Unfortunately, in consequence of the measures taken against foreigners of Asiatic origin, a large number of trav elers had already left Perm, and there fore conveyances were extremely rare. Michael was obliged to content himself ion was thrashing his horses with all his might and only kept them at a gallop by dint of abuse and blows. The berlin had certainly not passed through Novo-Saimsk and couid only have struck the Irkutsk road by some less frequented route across the steppe. Michael’s first thought on seeing this berlin was to get in front of it and ar rive first at the relay, so as to make plj fastened bj lopes to the steps of tuc sure 0 f f res h horses. He said a word taiantass. This vas the complete bar- ^jg driver, who soon brought him up ness, with mere airings for reins. ; w5th tho berlin. Neither Michael Strogoff nor the ; b e passed a head was thrust out of the window of the berlin. He had no time to see what it was on ms Drain. The strong contrast they pr: would at once have struck the i: t superficial observer, but a phys : - mist, regarding them mere c-1 - w, wouid have defined their parik-.fiar characteristics by saying that if the Frenchman was “all eyes,” the Eng lishman was “aii ears.” In fact, the visual apparatus of i.fie one had been singularly perfected I>y practice. The sensibility cf its r tir.:t must have been as instantaneous as that of those conjurers who ret-i - lira a card merely by a rapid movenu in cutting the pack or by the arrange . .:t only cf marks invisible to others. Tlie Frenchman, indeed, ‘ possessed in i:c highest degree what may be called "die memory of tho eve.” [TO Bir. CONTINUED. J were very like long legged bears. They were small, but spirited, being of Sibe- They were harnessed thus: One, the largest, was secured between two long shafts on whose farther end was a hoop called a douga, carrying tassels and bells. The two others were sim- huieido at Meigs, Ga. Meigs. Ga, Ooc. 2i.—D. J. Hull of this place, and who is well knowu to the business world, committed suicide by taking morphine. Mr. Hall had been book-keeper for J. N. Carter of this place for many years. He was consid ered by all who knew him to be one of the first business men in the county. Tired of life is the only cause asiigntd for the act. He leaves a wife and four children. “And dared you alone, Nadia,” said i with what had been rejected by others. Michael, “attempt to cross the steppes of Siberia?” “The Tartar invasion was not known when I left Riga,” replied the young girl. “It was only at Moscow that I learned that news.” “And notwithstanding that you con tinued your journey?” “It was my duty.” This word showed the character of the courageous girl. She then spoke of her father, Wassill Fedor. He was a much esteemed phy sician at Riga, but his connection with some secret society having been as serted he received orders to start for Irkutsk, and the police who brought the order conducted him without delay beyond the frontier. Wassili Fedor had but time to embrace liis sick wife and [ his daughter, so soon to be left alone, j when, shedding bitter tears, he was j led away. A year and a half after her husband’s j As to horses, as long as the czar’s cou rier was not in Siberia he could exhibit his podorojna without dauger, and the postmasters would give him the prefer ence. But once out of European Rus sia, he had to depend alone on the pow er of his rubles. But to what sort cf vehicle should ho harness his horses? Michael Strogoff was lucky enough to j discover a tarantass. It Is to be hoped that the invention of Russian coachbuilders will devise some improvement in this last named vehicle. Springs are wanting in it, so it is very uncomfortable. In the ab sence of iron, wood is not spared, but its four wheels, with eight or nine feet between them, assure a certain equilib rium over the jolting, rough roads. A splash hoard protects the travelers from the mud, and a strong leather hood, which may he pulled quite over the oc cupiers, shelters them from the great young Livonian girl had any baggage. The rapidity with which one wished to make the journey and. the more than modest resources of the other prevent- | ed them from embarrassing themselves 1 with packages. It was a fortunate 1 thing under the circumstances, for the tarantass couid not have carried both baggage and travelers. It was only made for two persons, without count ing the driver, who kept his equilibri um on his narrow seat in a marvelous manner. The driver is changed at every relay. The man who drove the tarantass dur ing the first stage was, like his horses, a Siberian aud no less shaggy than they—long hair, cut square on the fore head, hat with turned up rim. red belt, coat with crossed facings aud buttons stamped with the imperial cipher. The driver on coming up with his team threw an inquisitive glance at the pas sengers’ of the tarantass. No luggage? And had there been, where in the world could he have stowed it? Rath er shabby in appearance too. He look ed contemptuous. v “Crows,” said he, without earing whether he was overheard or not; “crows at G copecks a verst!” “No; eagles,” said Michael, who un derstood the slang perfectly; “eagles, do you hear, at 9 copecks a verst and a tip besides.” He was answered by a merry crack of the whip. In the language of the Russian pos- like, but as he dashed by he distinctly heard this wortl uttered in an imperi ous tone: “Stop!” But he did not stop. On the contrary, the berlin was soon distanced by the tarantass. It now became a regular race, for the horses of the berlin, no doubt excited by the sight and pace of the others, re covered their strength and kept up for some minutes. The two carriages were hidden in a cloud of dust. From this cloud issued the cracking of whips, mingled with excited shouts and ex clamations of anger. Nevertheless the advantage remained with Michael, which might be very im portant to him if the relay were -poorly provided with horses. Two carriages were perhaps more than the postmaster could provide for. at least in a short space of time. Half an hour after the berlin was left far behind, looking only a speck on the horizon on the steppe. It was 8 o’clock in the evening when Michael and his companion arrived at the posthouse in Iehim. The news was worse and worse with regard to the invasion. Here bad arrived just a short time before two men. The one was English, the other French. Both were tall and thin, but the latter was sallow, as are the sduth- A BaSs^e \ \ •11 tilions the “crow” is the stingy or poor ern proveneals, while the former was traveler who at the posthouses only j ruddy like a Lancashire gentleman. very much like the blossom- : lg of a flower. Its beauty and j perfection depends entirely J upon the ca r e bestowed upon \ its parent. Expectant mothers J should have the tenderest care. ) They should be spared all worry i and anxiety. They should eat / plenty of good nourishing food j and take gentle exercises. This | will go a long way toward presen - j ing their health and their beauty 5 as well as that of the little one to f come. Eut to be absolutely sure ) of a short and painiess labor they < should use i Mefh&r^e departure Mme. Fedor died in the arms i heat aud violent storms of the summer. of her daughter, who was thus left alone and almost penniless. Nadia Fe dor then asked and easily obtained from the Russian government an au thorization to join her father at Ir kutsk. She wrote and told him she was starting. -She had barely enough money for this long journey, and yet she did not hesitate to undertake It. * It was not without careful search that Michael managed to discover this tarantass, and there was probably not a second to be found in all the town of Perm. Notwithstanding that, he hag gled long about the price, for form’s sake, to act up to his part as Nicholas Korpanoff, a plain merchant of Ir kutsk. pays 2 or 3 copecks a verst for the horses. The “eagle” Is the traveler who does not mind expense, to say nothing of liberal tips. Therefore the crow could not claim to fly as rapidly as the Imperial bird. Nadia and Michael immediately took their places in the tarantass. A small store of provisions was put in the box. In case at any time they were delayed in reaching the posthouses, which are The Anglo-Norman, formal, cold, grave, parsimonious of gestures and words, appearing only to speak or gesticulate under the influence of a spring operat ing at regular intervals. 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